NEW DELHI: Rajya Sabha Leader of Opposition and Congress chief Mallikarjun Kharge on Friday attacked the Union government over the Manipur issue and said that the government has failed to provide a solution.
“Many people died in Manipur, hundreds were raped, homes were burnt, and schools and colleges are closed. There is no security there... There is a need to find a solution, and the government has failed to provide a solution,” Kharge told reporters.
“For two years Manipur has been burning, and the government has failed in stopping the violence. More than 260 people have died, and over 60,000 have been displaced. Families have been torn apart, yet the BJP watched it in silence. Manipur’s economy has collapsed. GST collections have fallen. The state saw the horrifying situation,” Kharge said in Rajya Sabha.
He further said that the then Manipur Chief Minister Biren Singh should have taken moral responsibility and should have resigned on the first day of the violence.
Mallikarjun Kharge urged the prime minister to visit Manipur at the earliest and resolve the law and order situation there. (ANI)
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